urb. The door unlocked with a sharp click, but Elena didn't move right away. Her p

n in the driver's

ght air. The street was dimly lit, empty except for a few scattered

ouched the ground, the door slammed shut,

rying to steady herself. She wrapped her arms around her torso, fe

squez. If you keep digging, y

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ew

she forced her feet forward, wal

ainst the cool wood. The silence of her apartment felt almost suffocating. She wanted

he made her way to the bathroom. She turned the shower knob, stepping under the

did

she could think about was her father. The way his blood had stained the

arply, shuttin

ized sweatshirt, she collapsed ont

ure when sle

with the remnants of the previous night's events. Sunlight fil

e could almost pretend

eality

And she was no clos

as she got dressed. Today, she needed answers. And the first step

e hum of conversation filling the air. A few familiar faces offered her symp

efore she was handed

ther's

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her laptop, she clicked through the fo

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ooking for

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